Former prime minister of Poland to deliver 2014 Nanovic Forum lecture | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Former prime minister of Poland to deliver 2014 Nanovic Forum lecture Former prime minister of Poland to deliver 2014 Nanovic Forum lecture Published: February 26, 2014 Author: Monica Caro Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka, former prime minister of Poland and former ambassador to the Holy See, will deliver the 2014 Nanovic Forum Lecture at 5:30 p.m. March 4 (Tuesday) in the Carey Auditorium in the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame. Sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, the lecture, titled “Democratic Poland: 25 Years After the Fall of Communism,” is free and open to the public. The event is also part of the 2013-14 Notre Dame Forum on Women in Leadership as Suchocka was the first female prime minister of Poland. Suchocka will also participate in a luncheon and lecture hosted by the Nanovic Institute at Notre Dame’s Chicago Commons in downtown Chicago later in the week. Born in Pleszew, Poland, Suchocka studied constitutional law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. She taught at the Catholic University of Lublin before joining the Polish parliament as a member of the Democratic Party in 1980. After voting against a law that banned Solidarność, a Polish trade union, she was expelled from the Democratic Party. In the post-Communist parliament after 1989, she again held office and earned a reputation for transcending political divides. In 1992, she was asked to serve as prime minister and instituted reforms that shaped Poland’s economic transition to capitalism. She left office in 1993 and was later appointed Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek. She spent more than a decade in Rome as well, serving as ambassador to the Holy See during the papacies of John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis. Today she serves as a member of the Council of Women World Leaders. The Nanovic Institute for European Studies established the Nanovic Forum through the generosity of Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic to deepen Notre Dame’s rich tradition of connections to Europe by bringing prominent figures to campus in a wide range of fields to explore, discuss and debate the most pressing questions about Europe today. Past speakers have included Lord Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of the University of Oxford; Horst Koehler, former president of Germany; Bernhard Schlink, a German novelist and constitutional court justice; and Wolfgang A. Herrmann, president of the Technical University of Munich. More information on Hanna Suchocka’s visit and an archive of past lectures is available at nanovic.nd.edu/forum. Contact: Monica Caro, 574-631-3547, mcaro@nd.edu Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn